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DV 2023 AOS (Adjustment of Status) Only

UPDATE - NEW I-485 LOCKBOX FILING LOCATIONS

USCIS recently updated the Lockbox filing locations for form I-485. There are now 4 Lockbox locations based on where you live. Applications and petitions that are not mailed to the appropriate filing location may experience processing delays.






Texas
USCIS Dallas Lockbox
U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: AOS
P.O. Box 650288
Dallas, TX 75265-0288

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: AOS (Box 650288)
2501 S. State Hwy. 121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067-8003
Delaware
Georgia
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Maryland
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
North Carolina
North Dakota
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
USCIS Elgin Lockbox
U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: AOS
P.O. Box 4109
Carol Stream, IL 60197-4109

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: AOS (Box 4109)
2500 Westfield Drive
Elgin, IL 60124-7836
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Idaho
Kentucky
Louisiana
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Utah
Wyoming
USCIS Phoenix Lockbox
U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: AOS
P.O. Box 20500
Phoenix, AZ 85036-0500

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: AOS (Box 20500)
1820 E. Skyharbor Circle S
Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85034-4850
Alaska
California
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Florida
Guam
Hawaii
Illinois
Maine
Massachusetts
Minnesota
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Oregon
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
U.S. Virgin Islands
Vermont
Washington
USCIS Chicago Lockbox
U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: AOS
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680
FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: AOS (Box 805887)
131 S. Dearborn St., 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517
This is something positive? The processing time will be faster?
 
UPDATE - NEW I-485 LOCKBOX FILING LOCATIONS

USCIS recently updated the Lockbox filing locations for form I-485. There are now 4 Lockbox locations based on where you live. Applications and petitions that are not mailed to the appropriate filing location may experience processing delays.






Texas
USCIS Dallas Lockbox
U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: AOS
P.O. Box 650288
Dallas, TX 75265-0288

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: AOS (Box 650288)
2501 S. State Hwy. 121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067-8003
Delaware
Georgia
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Maryland
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
North Carolina
North Dakota
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
USCIS Elgin Lockbox
U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: AOS
P.O. Box 4109
Carol Stream, IL 60197-4109

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: AOS (Box 4109)
2500 Westfield Drive
Elgin, IL 60124-7836
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Idaho
Kentucky
Louisiana
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Utah
Wyoming
USCIS Phoenix Lockbox
U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: AOS
P.O. Box 20500
Phoenix, AZ 85036-0500

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: AOS (Box 20500)
1820 E. Skyharbor Circle S
Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85034-4850
Alaska
California
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Florida
Guam
Hawaii
Illinois
Maine
Massachusetts
Minnesota
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Oregon
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
U.S. Virgin Islands
Vermont
Washington
USCIS Chicago Lockbox
U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: AOS
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL 60680
FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: AOS (Box 805887)
131 S. Dearborn St., 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-5517

USCIS web-site claims that this list is related to certain family-based forms. Also, I found this table on their web-site:

Filing Form I-485 with Form I-140
If you are filing:Then mail your form to:
With Form I-140USCIS Dallas Lockbox
U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: NFB
P.O. Box 660867
Dallas, TX 75266-0867
FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: NFB (Box 660867)
2501 S. State Hwy.
121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067-8003

I kindly ask you to clarify which address is applicable for DV lottery winners. Thank you.
 
USCIS web-site claims that this list is related to certain family-based forms. Also, I found this table on their web-site:

Filing Form I-485 with Form I-140
If you are filing:Then mail your form to:
With Form I-140USCIS Dallas Lockbox
U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: NFB
P.O. Box 660867
Dallas, TX 75266-0867
FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: NFB (Box 660867)
2501 S. State Hwy.
121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067-8003

I kindly ask you to clarify which address is applicable for DV lottery winners. Thank you.
I140 is for employment based applications, it has nothing to do with DV.

if you read the launch page (expand the section of ”most common reasons…”) you’ll see DV applicants are directed to the “family based” page along with some other non-family based applicants https://www.uscis.gov/forms/all-for...register-permanent-residence-or-adjust-status
 
AOS and CP are two different processes. An AOS 2NL is not the same as a CP 2NL. AOS 2NL receipt is not based on the CN range.
Hey Sm1smom, since AOS 2NL receipt in not based on the CN range, what are the chances of receiving 2NL by someone with a high CN number if he/she makes a payment ?
 
USCIS web-site claims that this list is related to certain family-based forms. Also, I found this table on their web-site:

Filing Form I-485 with Form I-140
If you are filing:Then mail your form to:
With Form I-140USCIS Dallas Lockbox
U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
Attn: NFB
P.O. Box 660867
Dallas, TX 75266-0867
FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: NFB (Box 660867)
2501 S. State Hwy.
121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067-8003

I kindly ask you to clarify which address is applicable for DV lottery winners. Thank you.
I wouldn’t have gone to the trouble of posting the update if it wasn’t applicable to DV based AOSers. And I kindly request you see Sussie’s response above for further clarification.
 
Hey Sm1smom, since AOS 2NL receipt in not based on the CN range, what are the chances of receiving 2NL by someone with a high CN number if he/she makes a payment ?
Sorry I don’t do percentage or chances. You may or may not receive the 2NL without the DS260 submission.
 
Hi, I'm currently in the US on an O-1 visa. I was selected for 2023OC21XX. Should I submit my DS260 now or wait until I know my number will become current?
 
Hi Sm1smom, My husband is currently on H1B status (no stamp) and he is planning to go to the embassy and get the passport stamped towards the end of the year. Is that fine or are there any concerns with that? I already paid the DV lottery fees for both of us. We are waiting for the case number to be current which should be around ~April/May window to apply for AOS.
 
HI THERE
i am winner of 2023 dv visa and i am inside usa i am planning to AOS inside usa should i start my AOS or wait until kcc contact me to pay 330 pay
because i knew person who told me kcc contact him for AOF and told him to pay 330 fee my number will be current this October
 
HI THERE
i am winner of 2023 dv visa and i am inside usa i am planning to AOS inside usa should i start my AOS or wait until kcc contact me to pay 330 pay
because i knew person who told me kcc contact him for AOF and told him to pay 330 fee my number will be current this October
Please read the spreadsheet linked in the first post of this thread to gain a proper understanding of the AOS process.
Did you submit a DS260 indicating your intention to do AOS, by the way?
What is your current status and I94 expiration date?
 
Hi Sm1smom, My husband is currently on H1B status (no stamp) and he is planning to go to the embassy and get the passport stamped towards the end of the year. Is that fine or are there any concerns with that? I already paid the DV lottery fees for both of us. We are waiting for the case number to be current which should be around ~April/May window to apply for AOS.
There’s always the potential to get stuck in AP which subsequently mean he can’t return to the US until that clears - now and then, I read of existing H1B status holders traveling home for visa stamping and getting stuck there.
 
Please read the spreadsheet linked in the first post of this thread to gain a proper understanding of the AOS process.
Did you submit a DS260 indicating your intention to do AOS, by the way?
What is your current status and I94 expiration date?
yes i see i am inside usa and i indicted uscis for my interview
i am F1 student visa
 
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i read that form about AOS just i need to know should i wait until i got the email told me i can AOS OR NOT
ALSO did unlock the ds260 effect me
 
i read that form about AOS just i need to know should i wait until i got the email told me i can AOS OR NOT
Honestly if you read the spreadsheet properly you shouldn’t be asking that question. People sm1smom, has spent countless hours on putting it together to guide people through the process. Most questions are answered in it so that we don’t have to answer them time and time again in the forum.
 
Please read the spreadsheet linked in the first post of this thread to gain a proper understanding of the AOS process.
Did you submit a DS260 indicating your intention to do AOS, by the way?
What is your current status and I94 expiration date?

Honestly if you read the spreadsheet properly you shouldn’t be asking that question. People sm1smom, has spent countless hours on putting it together to guide people through the process. Most questions are answered in it so that we don’t have to answer them time and time again in the forum.
if you see her form she told it is not important to fill out ds260 form
that why i am asking if i can can AOF with out fill out ds 260 how the KCC now that i need to wait until i got there second email to pay the fee and start my AOF
 
HI THERE
i am winner of 2023 dv visa and i am inside usa i am planning to AOS inside usa should i start my AOS or wait until kcc contact me to pay 330 pay
because i knew person who told me kcc contact him for AOF and told him to pay 330 fee my number will be current this October
You need to start by READING THE AOS Process Spreadsheet - you’ll find the link to it on the first post on page 1 of this thread.

i read that form about AOS just i need to know should i wait until i got the email told me i can AOS OR NOT
ALSO did unlock the ds260 effect me
READ THE AOS PROCESS SPREADSHEET.

if you see her form she told it is not important to fill out ds260 form
that why i am asking if i can can AOF with out fill out ds 260 how the KCC now that i need to wait until i got there second email to pay the fee and start my AOF
READ THE AOS PROCESS SPREADSHEET.
 
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